[2] It traces its history through the Moscow Air Defence District and the Special Purpose Command.
The Command includes the 9th Missile Defense Division (the A-135 system, with an HQ in Sofrino) and three missile defense brigades stationed in Moscow region; all three — the 4th (Dolgoprudnyy), the 5th (Vidnoye) and the 6th (Rzhev) — were previously part of the Air Force’s ASD Operational Strategic Command.
[3] On 7 September 2023, Ogienko, the officer formerly in charge of Moscow air defense was arrested for bribery according to RIA Novosti.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces began conducting strikes within Russia.
[5] To defend the airspace above Moscow from as many types of threats as possible the unit operates air defense systems with varying specific purpose:[6][2] Structure of the formation as of 2023:[7]